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RESEARCH INTERESTS

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PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography, University Park, Pennsylvania, World Campus. Master of Geographic Information Systems. 2024.

Final Project: Seeing the Gallery Forest for the Savanna Chimpanzee: Remote Sensing for Great Ape Conservation.
Advisor: Dr. Jitendra Bal (JB) Sharma

The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography, University Park, Pennsylvania, World Campus. Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing and Earth Observation. 2023.

The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography. University Park, Pennsylvania, World Campus. Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems. 2021.

Iowa State University, College of Design, Ames, Iowa. Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). All completed but report. 2012 to 2014.

Final Project: Remote sensing for primate conservation: Interactions between savanna chimpanzees
and multi-scale mining land cover change (2006-2013) in Sénégal.
Advisor: Dr. Jill Pruetz

Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Ames, Iowa.
Bachelor of Science in Animal Ecology, emphasis in Wildlife Management.

University of New Mexico, Department of Biology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, emphasis in Ethology, minor in Professional Writing and extended
coursework equivalent to a second minor in Business Management from the Anderson School
of Management.

Santa Fe College, Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, Gainesville, Florida.
Associate of Science in Zoo Animal Technology.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Tomer, M. D., James, D.E., & C. M. J. Sandoval-Green. (2017). Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework: 3. Land Use and Field Boundary Database Development and Structure. Journal of Environmental Quality 46:676-686. Supplement.

Sippy, R., Sandoval-Green, C. M. J. , Plummer, P., Fairbanks, S., Zhang, Q., & Blanchong, J. A. (2012). Occurrence and molecular analysis of Campylobacter in wildlife on Iowa livestock farms. Veterinary Microbiology 157: 369-375.

Rosenfield, J. A., Nolasco, S. Lindauer, S., Sandoval, C., & Kodric-Brown, A. (2004). The role of hybrid vigor in the replacement of Pecos pupfish by its hybrid with Sheephead minnow. Conservation Biology 18:1589-1598.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Small Business Owner, ByClaudette.com, Ames, Iowa. Contract work and Graphic Design Development.

Research Scientist III, Conservation GIS & Remote Sensing, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder.


Research Scientist II, GIS Database Development Specialist, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder, and collaborating scientists Mr. David E. James, and Dr. Mark D. Tomer at the USDA-ARS, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, and Ms. Robin McNeely, and Mr. Joshua Obrecht at the ISU GIS Facility.


Project
Responsibilities


Daily Erosion Project
(DEP)

 Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) Nationwide Expansion

Field Boundary Editing

Agricultural Field Boundary Line Work:
Visualizing accuracy and precision

 
  • ACPF expansion within and outside of the Midwest to inform watershed planning, nutrient reduction, and water quality goals at the local, state, and federal levels.

  • Providing GIS technical support for ACPF training products for NRCS staff and partners.
  • Providing training materials for ACPF database development in ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro.
  • Updating agricultural field boundaries for targeted HUC12 watersheds within novel and current ACPF states for ACPF toolbox inputs and outputs to be used in distributed training materials.

  • Supervising and training hourly graduate and undergraduate GIS technicians (46).

Assistant Scientist I, GIS Database Development Specialist, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder, and collaborating scientists Mr. David E. James, and Dr. Mark D. Tomer at the USDA-ARS, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment.


Project
Responsibilities

Daily Erosion Project
(DEP)

 Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF)
  • Managed GIS data for development, expansion and maintenance of the ACPF and DEP database.

  • Supervised and trained hourly graduate and undergraduates.

  • Analyzed ACPF and DEP inputs and outputs for process improvement.

  • Designed and conducted spatial experiments that support program goals.

GIS Specialist, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder, and collaborating scientist Mr. David E. James at USDA-ARS, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment.


Project
Responsibilities

Daily Erosion Project
(DEP)

Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF)
  • Supervised and trained hourly undergraduates.

  • Implemented GIS and remote sensing procedures and training materials for DEP and ACPF.

  • Developed new GIS and remote sensing procedures and training materials as these projects expanded to other states.

GIS Technician, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder.


Project
Responsibilities

IowaView Collaborator
IowaView
  • Downloaded ~11,650 satellite images for the state of Iowa from 2000 to 2015 from the USGS EarthExplorer platform.

  • Contributed to Python and ArcGIS tool design to bulk process inventoried Landsat data.

  • Composed EarthExplorer and Python Tool use manual to allow students to bulk download, unpack, create RGB, NDTI, NDVI, and categorize Landsat imagery.

GIS Technician, Iowa State University Extension and the American Planning Association (APA), Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Monica Haddad.


Project
Responsibilities

Iowa American Planning Association Workshop
  • Working with a team of three GIS technicians.
  • GIS tutorial development and training.
  • GIS workshop assistance and troubleshooting.

GIS Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University, College of Design, Community and Regional Planning and DuPont, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Monica Haddad and Dr. Shannon Thol.


Project
Responsibilities

Sustainable Biofuel Systems: Identifying Optimal Corn Stover Storage and Transportation
Routes in Central Iowa


Analyses based on the methodology
described in this publication:

Haddad, M. A., Anderson, P. F. 2008. A GIS methodology to identify potential corn stover collection locations. Biomass and Bioenergy 32: 1097-1108.


  • Working with a team of three GIS research assistants locally and one GIS analyst remotely.

  • Implemented a GIS soil analysis through weighted overlay automation modeling using an Agronomic Productivity Potential Model (APPM).

  • Data preparation, analyses, and management.

  • Utilized Network Analyst for site suitability modeling, and geodatabase development for these data.

  • Composed project phase reports and ~173 data driven map creations for in-house publication.

Water Quality Field Technician, Iowa State University, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Lab of Dr. John Downing, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Christopher Filstrup and Mr. Daniel Kendall.o

Project
Responsibilities

Water Quality Monitoring Iowa Lakes
  • Communicating with boaters.
  • Various water sample collections and field observations.
  • Traveling to ~16 lake sites throughout Iowa.

Wildlife Biology Field Technician, Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Lab of Dr. Julie Blanchong, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Julie Blanchong.o

Project
Responsibilities


Occurrence and molecular analysis of Campylobacter in wildlife on livestock farms

Photo Journal

 
  • Communicating with private landowners.
  • Mist netting (capture songbirds).
  • H. B. Sherman traps (small mammals).
  • Cloaca/rectal sampling.
  • Avian and small mammal identification.
  • Peer reviewed publication produced.

Wildlife Biology Field Technician, Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Lab of Dr. Julie Blanchong, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Ms. Natalie Randall, Master’s Degree Candidate.o

Project
Responsibilities

Association between agricultural land use and West Nile virus antibody prevalence in Iowa birds.

Efficacy of wildlife rehabilitation centers in surveillance and monitoring of pathogen activity:
A case study with West Nile virus.

Photo Journal
  • Communicating with private landowners.
  • Mist netting (capture songbirds).
  • Blood sampling (brachial vein).
  • Record keeping and sample processing.
  • Avian identification, aging, sexing.

Web Site Development, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Forestry Extension Website, maintenance and updates under the direction of Dr. Jesse Randall, Forestry Extension Specialist. Web Site January 2009 to January 2012.

The 2010 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference Website, for Graduate Research in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology (GREBE), under the direction of Mr. Erik Otarola-Castillo, Ph.D. Candidate and Social Chair. The MEEC website was my original design from concept to completion. June 2009 to March 2010, published until 2011. Web Site (UN and PW: MEEC)

Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Under the direction of Dr. David Otis, Unit Leader, The Unit web site was my original design from concept to completion. June 2008 to December 2008, published from July 2008 to June 2015.
Web Site (UN & PW: ICFWRU)

Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management Website, maintenance and updates under the direction of Mr. John Burnett and Mr. Christian Charbonneaux, Student Services Specialist and System Support Specialist respectfully. January 2008 to December 2010.

Fisheries Extension and North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
Under the direction of Mr. Richard Clayton and Dr. Joe Morris, Fisheries Extension Specialists.
January 2008 to December 2010.

Small Business Owner, Animal World Pet Sitting, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico. Serviced over 500 households in the Greater Albuquerque Metropolitan Area.
Species

Responsibilities


Domestics
Exotics
  • In-home animal care.
  • Interviewing potential clients.
  • Goodwill in the community.
  • Operations.
  • Scheduling.
  • Accounting.
  • Marketing and web site development.

Permitted Wildlife Rehabilitator, Seasonal Wildlife Clinic Manager, and Member of the Board of Directors, Wildlife Rescue, Inc., of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Species

Responsibilities


Avians (140)
Mammals (30)
Reptiles (22)
  • Wildlife specialist.
  • Animal acquisitions, evaluations, banding and release.
  • Captive animal care and nutrition.
  • Clinic staff management.
  • Volunteer training.
  • Responding to public inquiries.
  • Generating donations.
  • Web site development and administrator.

Animal Behavior Lab Assistant and Husbandry, University of New Mexico, Biology Department, Lab of Dr. Astrid Kodric-Brown, Albuquerque, New Mexico, under the direction of Mr. Jonathan Rosenfield, Ph.D. Candidate.

Species
Responsibilities


Cyprinodon pecosensis
Cyprinodon variegatus
  • Various female-choice trials.
  • Aquaculture ~ 2,000 individuals.
  • Peer reviewed publication produced.

Animal Behavior Lab Assistant and Husbandry, University of New Mexico, Biology Department, Lab of Dr. Astrid Kodric-Brown, under the direction of Dr. Astrid Kodric-Brown and Mr. Dan Albrecht, Ph.D. Candidate, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Species
Responsibilities


Poecilia reticulata
Cyprinodon maya
Cyprinodon beltrani
Cyprinodon labiosus
Cyprinodon elegans
Betta splendens
  • Various female-choice trials; live and animated.
  • Digitizing and imaging.
  • Independent research project.
  • Statistics; oral and written interpretation.
  • Aquaculture ~1,500 individuals.

Veterinary Technician, North Valley Small Animal Clinic, Albuquerque, New Mexico.


Species
Responsibilities


Domestic Animals
  • Assist with physical examinations and immunizations.
  • Restraint and handling.
  • Anesthesia prep and monitor.
  • Surgery prep and assistance.
  • Radiology.
  • Dental.
  • In-house lab work results.
  • Drug and supplies inventory and ordering.

Head Keeper, Assistant to the General Curator, and Acting Veterinary Technician, The Zoo, Gulf Breeze, Florida - when the park was accredited by AZA.

Species
Responsibilities


Avians (107)
Primates (22)
Reptiles (13)
Felids (5)
Hoofstock (28)
  • Captive management.
  • Head keeper - cats and primates.
  • Cross-trained in all departments.
  • Animal care staff scheduling and reporting.
  • Responsible for immobilization drugs, capture equipment, and keeper safety.
  • Tagging procedures.
  • Quarantine procedures.
  • Animal nutrition and preventative care.
  • Handraising protocols.
DIVERSITY & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Professional Development and Awards

Conference and Research Activity
posters (*) and presentations (†)

Tech and Field Skills
ArcGIS Pro 3.4.0
ArcGIS 10.8.2
Trimble eCognition
Google Earth Engine
LP360
QGIS
ERDAS IMAGINE
Python
Adobe Master Collection
Microsoft Office
Presentation Design


Animal Restraint & Handling
Mist Netting
Radio Telemetry
Trail Cameras
Trimble GeoExplorer XT


Professional Coursework
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American Association of Zoo Keepers (1988)
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (2023)
Animal Behavior Society (1998)
International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (2008)
Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (2018)
Society for Conservation GIS (2014)
Soil and Water Conservation Society (2025)
The Wildlife Society (2010)

Women in GIS (2025)
Women+ in Geospatial (2025)

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